Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 866 Riga, 4 august 2009 (pr. No 51 41) strategic trade control regulations Issued by the Committee in accordance with the strategic movement of article 12 of the law the second part i. General question 1. Strategic Trade Control Committee (hereinafter the Committee) is collegial control body under the authority of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. II. functions and tasks of the Committee, 2. The Committee shall carry out strategic movement statutory functions and tasks, as well as: 2.1. prepares proposals for legislative projects on strategic commodity production, storage, marketing, administration, technical service, export, import, transfer and transit control;
2.2. to coordinate the strategic movement of goods subject to training opportunities;
2.3. experiences and coordinate the provision of assistance to foreign countries to improve their strategic trade control systems;
2.4. participating Member States of the European Union, international export control regimes and other national export control authorities of seminars, conferences and projects that contribute to the chemical, biological and other weapons of mass destruction from spreading. III. composition of the Committee the Committee 3 personnel after the Foreign Ministers approved a proposal by the Cabinet of Ministers. The Committee shall consist of representatives of such institutions: 3.1 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
3.2. the Ministry of the economy;
3.3. The Ministry of finance;
3.4. The Ministry of health;
3.5. the Ministry of defence;
3.6. The national environmental service;
3.7. the national police;
3.8. the security police;
3.9. The constitutional protection Office;
3.10. The State revenue service;
3.11. the radiation safety Centre. 4. The Committee shall be chaired by the State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Chairman of the Committee shall be appointed from among the members of the Committee the Committee President and first Vice-President, the second Vice-President of the Committee and the Secretary of the Committee. IV. meetings of the Committee's organization of work 5. Committee meeting takes place once every quarter. The Committee's extraordinary meeting shall be convened by the Chairman, either on his own initiative or at the request of three members of the Committee. 6. Meetings of the Committee are closed. Participating in the meeting, Committee members and invited experts. The members of the Committee and the experts invited to the meeting in writing. The invitation shall indicate the relevant meeting agenda. 7. Members of the Committee have the right to authorize in writing another person to replace them in separate meetings. Person authorised to replace the Member of the Committee, is to vote on the mandate for the period specified. 8. The Chairman of the Committee or Committee member, after informing the Foreign Ministry may invite to participate in the meeting of the Committee of experts. Expert is a member of the Committee. 9. the Committee shall be valid if they are sitting on at least half of the members of the Committee or persons who replace them. A member of the Committee representing the Ministry or its subordinated to the national regulatory authority has a right of veto if the decision of the Committee related to the relevant Ministry or national direct supervisory authority's competence and to comply with its reasonable objections. 10. the Committee's decisions shall be taken by open vote. The Committee's decision shall be adopted by a majority if not used right of veto. If the votes are divided into equal, the Chairman shall have a casting vote. If the right of veto is used, the Committee shall submit to the Minister of Foreign Affairs issues a decision on the future solution. 11. the Secretary of the Committee 10 working days after the Committee meeting shall be prepared and sent to the members of the Committee and authorised persons who replace them, the minutes of the Committee. If the five working days following the dispatch of the Protocol have received no objections or suggestions, shall be deemed to be approved. If the objection within the time limit set or the proposal is received, the Review Committee hearing. 12. The signatory is the Chairman of the Committee, his first and second Vice-President, as well as the Committee's Secretary. Vice-Chairman of the Committee and the Secretary of the Committee shall sign the Rights Committee Chairman under a separate mandate. V. the competence of members of the Committee 13. Committee Chairman: 13.1. chaired the Committee meeting;
13.2. the signature of the documents of the Committee;
13.3. the representative of the Committee, in cooperation with the strategic movement of bodies. 14. the first Vice-President shall carry out the duties of the Chairman of the Committee, the Chairman of the Committee's absence. 15. the second Deputy of the Chairman of the Committee shall carry out the duties of the Committee the Committee President and first Vice-President of his absence. 16. the Secretary of the Committee: organizes Committee 16.1. sitting;
16.2. the exchange of information with the members of the Committee about the Committee's competence;
16.3. ensure the work of the Committee between the meetings of the Committee;
16.4. designs and coordinate the meetings of the Committee the draft Protocol. 17. the Ministry of Foreign Affairs provides secretariat functions of the Committee, as well as international cooperation in strategic goods export control. 18. the representative of the Ministry of Defence Committee is responsible for the conformity of the decision of the law established competence of the Ministry of defence. 19. the representative of the Ministry of Economic Affairs Committee is responsible for the conformity of the decision of the country's economic policy and the interests of economic operators. 20. the representative of the Ministry of Finance Committee is responsible for the conformity of the decision of the Latvian laws, European Union regulations and international treaties in the field of customs. 21. the representative of the Ministry of Health Committee is responsible for the conformity of the decision of the Latvian laws, European Union regulations and international treaties in the field of drug precursors. 22. the representative of the Committee of the security police is responsible for the conformity of the decision of the law prescribed the competence of the security police and inform the Committee about the possible national security risks associated with strategic movement of goods. 23. The national police representative in the Committee is responsible for the conformity of the decision of the Latvian laws and regulations of the European Union the European Union common military list of the weapons, ammunition, pyrotechnics and explosive movement, as well as weapons, ammunition and explosives transfer previous consent of the service. 24. the State revenue service representative Committee is responsible for the conformity of the decision of the laws and regulations in the field of customs. 25. The constitutional protection of the Office of the representative Committee informed of strategic goods export and transit risk analysis and for end users of the goods that may be linked to weapons of mass destruction or their means of delivery, or by international terrorism, as well as on the possible national security threats related to the strategic goods import, export, transfer and transit. VI. final question 26. Be declared unenforceable in the Cabinet of 16 October 2007 the provisions of no. 701 "strategic trade control regulations" (Latvian journal, 2007, no. 169). Prime Minister, Minister of finance e. Repše Foreign Minister Mr Riekstins